The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-23
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MURDER.
| Chinese Woman Stabbed to
Deaths - - -
Escape Of the Assassin. $500 RPwar'
For His Capture ~


s 80 O'Clock last night, when suddenly
! the ever-busy telephone called the Ser
geant on duty to call, and the inteli1t'
gence was communicated that Chinese
woman living near the Chinese Theatre
had been stabbed and assistance. was re-
quired. Captain Hopkins Immediately
responded, in answer to the call, and the
first meagre information was quickly sup
plemented on his arrival in the vicinity,
of the theatre by definite information
regarding the locality OF the occurrence.
The spot pointed out is situated on the
Eva side Of a sif1rous alley2way that
winds it's way from King street through
the marsh lands, in the rear OF the Chi
nese Theater, to Beretania street, the
dwellings in the neighborhood being OF
that low, sqYaaliid =, looking description
nese, engaged in the occupation
compatible with the locality, viz,
duck raising. Treading his way
carefully over the slough holes
with which the. region abounds,, the
officer Was finally 'directed'to'a small 6hg
story wooden building around which
were gathered an excited crowd of ma
tives and Chinese. Entering the door
way the light from lamp, handed to
him by an onlooker, presented to his
gaze horrible sight that told too truly
of horrible murder.
Stretched on the floor, face downward,
with the' head almost reaching the mar
row entrance to an inner bedroom, lay
the inanimate body of a Chinese woman.
/ Gouts of blood were plainly discernible
on the bare and well-shaped arms, while
the long, black hair of the victim lay
matted in great pool of blood which
covered the floor. 1t needed no medical
expert to be able to. tell. the deadly w ork
that had been committed, the dafk-red
arterial blood giving plain and unmis-
taxable evidence of vital points being
touched by the assassin's weapon, while
the mass of life-gfeing fluid that covered
the clothing. arms arms and surrounded the
body showed that death must have re-
suited quickly.
A survey of the room showed but little
evidence of a struggle, torn mosquito
net that covered the couch on which the
woman was undoubtedly dying ats the
time of the attack, an overturned lamp,
broken lamp chimney, were al, besides
the dead body Of the murdered:victim,
that gave silent evidence of the sudden.
and deadly attack.
Investigations and inquiry from those
who were first on the ground resulted in
obtaining the following statements: The
name of the murdered woman. was
Laiong See, and she was the wife of.
Man Chat, musician in the Chinese
Theater. The couple were regarded as
quiet and happy. The husband had
gone to the Chinese Theater between &
and o'clock that evening to attend to
his business, the woman, as was her
wont, remaining at the house.
About eight o'clock cries for help
were heard issuing from the house.
The wild shrieking OF the woman,
who was then being stricken by the in
cisive steel Of the deadly weapon yielded
by the unknown murderous visitor, was
quickly echoed by her near neighbors
and soon one of the plumber approached
fthe house. Finding the house in dark
ness, the doors closed and all stillwithin,
he hesitated about entering, but other
neighbors coming, entry was made and
the scene before described met their hor-
rified gaze. Assistance was then tele-
phoned for to the'Poice station which
was quickly rendered.
Although the woman was dead DIR.
Trousseau was telephoned for, and on
his arrival he ordered the body conveyed
to the Police Station. He t an examina-
ton was held by him and the result
showed that the work of death had been
forwarded by a sure and determined
hand. On the body were eight wounds,
four of them on the stomach, each about
an inch in length, and three of them ex-
tending about two inches into the lum-
bar region. Either one of these three
would have been sufficient 20 cause death,
but not necessarily instantaneously.
The upper lip had long cash across it,
andion the right shfeksbene was another
cash. The deadly wound, however, was
one which had been struck with full
force on the lower right jaw, and the
blade of the knife glantciinsgt PASSED ,,dbFn:s
ward back of the ear, entering fully five
inches and severing the carotid artery.
Up to an early hour this morning the
police had not obtained any clue to the
assassin. A knife, which the Marshal
picked up on the premises, being the
only article retained in the possession of
the authorities. The Attorney Gem
eral on being appraised of the
| ooourrapca Immediately authorized the